Tenses with sentence structure and examples
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All Tenses in English Grammar with Examples & Formula (Sentence Structure)
There are three main types of tenses which give an idea of the time when the incident mentioned in a statement takes place.
With good knowledge of 12 English tenses, fluent English and flawless grammar is not too far away.
The types of tenses are explained with examples and basic structure.
This would provide a clear idea to understand the knowledge of English grammar and will be helpful in framing better sentences.
Tenses chart
PRESENT TENSE
Simple Present Tense
Structure:
Base verb (+ es/es for third person):
Example:
1) I play a game every day. 2) He studies in school. Present Continuous TenseStructure:
is/am/are + present participle:
Example:
1) I am playing the game. 2) He is studying in college. Present Perfect TenseStructure:
Has/have + past participle:
Example:
I have finished my homework. Present Perfect Continuous TenseStructure: Has/have + been + present participle:
Example:
1) I have been finishing my homework for the last two hours. 2) He has been studying in the school since his childhood. PAST TENSE Simple Past TenseStructure:
Verb+ed or irregular verb:
Example:
1) You played the game. 2) He read the newspaper. Past Continuous TenseStructure:
Was/were + present participle:
Example:
1) I was reading a newspaper. 2) He was going to Karachi. Past Perfect TenseStructure:
Had + past participle:
Example:
1) I had finished my homework. 2) He had completed his task. Past Perfect Continuous TenseStructure:
Had + been + past participle:
Example:
1) I had been finishing my homework for 50 minutes. 2) He had been playing the game since morning. FUTURE TENSE Simple Future TenseStructure:
Will/shall+verbExample:
1) I shall go to my home town. 2) He will complete his task. Future Continuous TenseStructure:
Will be + present participleAm/is/are + going to be + present participle:
Example:
I will be watching the news at 9 pm. / I am going to be watching the news at 9 pm. Future Perfect TenseStructure:
Will have + past participle Am/is/are + going to have + past participleExample:
I will have played the game. / I am going to have played the game. Future Perfect Continuous TenseStructure:
Will have been + present participleAm/is/are + going to have been + present participle:
Example:
I will have been watching the news for over ten minutes before you join me. / I am going to have been watching the news for over ten minutes before you join me. Summary in a view 👇
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